Birch Trail via Deer Path Trail
3 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Birch Trail via Deer Path Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Saxton Falls, NJ. It climbs 352 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi830 – 1,079 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Deer Path Trail 40.89880, -74.80538
Nearest town Saxton Falls, NJ
Directions
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Birch Trail via Deer Path Trail
3 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 829–1,078 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Deer Path Trail · 40.89880, -74.80538
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Deer Park Road (closed!), heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Birch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Deer Path Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Birch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% dirt73% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F62°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
69°61°
Mon
76°52°
Tue
79°54°
Wed
82°60°
16%
Thu
78°61°
16%
Fri
69°46°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Deer Path Trail Trailhead
- Deer Park Road (closed!) 2.2 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Deer Park Road (closed!) Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Deer Park Pond & Lake View Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 304 ft
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